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Computer Science and Business

Aspire Programme Computer Science & IT

Links to further information and academic articles (Theory)

 

Articles & Journals

11 Unbelievable Advances in Gaming Technology - An article discussing the advancements in gaming technology.

Computer Processor History - An article detailing the history of the CPU.

Differences Between Viruses, Worms and Trojans - An article discussing types of computer virus.

Is the Helium Hard Drive the Future of Storage - An article discussing developments in magnetic hard-drive technology.

Mobile Technology: The Amazing Impact on our Lives - An article discussing the impact of technology in our lives.

The Computer Journal - The Computer Journal is one of the longest established journals in the computer science field. 

The Evolution of Hacking - A news article discussing the crime of hacking.

The Global Cost of Electronic Waste - An article discussing the environmental impact of mobile technology.

The 'Google Effect', Is Technology Making Use Stupid - An article discussing the ‘Google effect’.

 

Podcasts & Websites

BBC Bitesize GCSE computer Science - GCSE Computer Science BBC Bitesize

Coding and Computers BBC 5 Live Science Podcast

Software Engineering Radio  - weekly software engineering podcaft for professional software developers

This Developer's Life - podcast providing first-hand experiences from programmers about their roles.

University of Manchester Department of Computer Science Podcasts

University of Oxford Computer Science Podcasts

 

Books

Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges

Algorithmic Puzzles by Anany Levitin

Best Practices of Spell Design by Jeremy Kubica

But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone by J. Clark Scott

Computational Fairy Tales by Jeremy Kubica 

Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy

Lauren Ipsum by Carlos Bueno

Once Upon an Algorithm: How Stories Explain Computing by Martin Erwig

The Computing Universe: A Journey through a Revolution by Tony Hey

The Pattern On The Stone: The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work by W. Daniel Hillis

 

Further reading for programming (and Python)

5 Authentication Methods Putting Passwords to Shame

Advantages and Drawbacks of Using Stored Procedures for Processing Data

How to Debug a Program

Just Software Solutions - Writing Maintainable Code

Not All Sort Algorithms Are Created Equal

Python Textbook Introduction

Python Textbook - Sorting, Searching and Algorithm Analysis

Sorting Algorithms Animations

What is White Box Testing

What is Black Box Testing

 

 

Aspire Business 

Website links:

BBC News - Economy

Business Case Studies

Business Week

Freakonomics

Learn Marketing

Marketing Week

The Bank of England

The Financial Times

The Government - Services and Information

The Guardian News - Business Management

The Sunday Times Hundred

The Times & Sunday Times Business News

Tutor2U Business